Where does “tearer” come from?
tearer (English) comes from English tear, from Middle English tear, from Old English teagor, from Proto-West Germanic tah(h)r, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
tearer (English): One who tears or rends anything; One who rages or...
Definitions
- One who tears or rends anything; One who rages or...
Ancestry of “tearer”, step by step
tearer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tear | To rend by holding or restraining in two places... |
| 2 | Middle English | tear | Alternative form of tere |
| 3 | Old English | teagor | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tah(h)r | tear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tahrą | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |